UK death metal outfit Cancer are back with Inverted World, their highly anticipated seventh album, arriving April 25 via Peaceville Records. The band, known for their brutal, uncompromising sound, continues their legacy with a dark exploration of dystopia, corruption, and existential horror.
This release marks Cancer’s first full-length album since 2018’s Shadow Gripped, which reunited the original trio for the first time since 1995. Now led by founding member John Walker, the revamped lineup delivers a relentless onslaught of razor-sharp riffs and guttural intensity. The album delves into themes of manipulation, cult mentalities, and the weaponization of religion. The album was recorded at The Empty Hall Studio with Simón Da Silva and mixed by V. Santura (Triptykon, Obscura, Pestilence). The first single, “Amputate,” drops March 14.
Founding member and vocalist John Walker comments:
“I started writing the new material shortly after the Covid lockdowns. I nearly always usually start the writing process by basically fooling around on the guitar, then after a while riffs start to turn into musical ideas. The lyrics, I tend to spend some time thinking about a concept and then I pick the vocabulary appropriate to the idea. Inspiration comes from what’s happening and what has happened in the world and curious tales that interest me. This album is the bands seventh full length release and I feel very fortunate at my age to still be able to do it, mixed by V. Santura I’m super happy with how it’s turned out.”
